The first University of Hawai’i basketball player to make it in the NBA. The first UH basketball player to garner All-America attention. The only UH basketball player from the NCAA Division I era to return as a head coach for the Rainbow Warriors.
Bob Nash is the only person who can stake a claim to all of those significant achievements. And there are many, many more attached to his name.
It is thus quite fitting that Nash will become the first player in 100 seasons of UH basketball to have his jersey retired. He and his No.